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(NoModeL) L. G. THORP. Oatmeal Machine.

No. 241,249. Patented May 10, 1881.

N, PETERS, Phnto-Lilhogmpher, Washington, D. C.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

' LUOIEN G. THORP, OF AKRON, OHIO.

OATMEAL-MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Patent No. 241,249, dated May 10,1881.

Application filed May 19,1880. (No model.)

E E. The shell or case B lies close to the I all whom it may concern Beit known that I, LUCIEN G. THoRP, of periphery of the wheels E E aboutthe upper Akron, in the county of Summit and State of portion of themachine, but from about the Ohio, have invented a new and useful Improvehorizontal center line downward is separated a ment in Oatmeal-Machines,of which the t'olconsiderable distance therefrom. Within the lowing is aspecification. space so formed a series of knives, G G, ex- Myinventionhas relation to that class ot'oattend between the end pieces, A A, withtheir meal-machines wherein the hulled kernels of edges close to theperiphery of the wheels E oats are, by shearing-edges, out transverse toE and partitions F F, said knives being in their longer axes into coarsemeal. planes substantially tangential to the wheels The objects of myinvention are to hold the E E. kernels in position to be cut, and torapidly In operation, motion being communicated to cut them into mealwithout crushing or breakthe wheels E E, hulled kernels of oats are feding down the structure of the kernel. I at into the hopper O, andpassing thence into tain these objects by the mechanism illustrated themachine fall between the wheels and parin the accompanying drawings, inwhichtitions. Thence, being constantly agitated by Figure 1 is anelevation of the machine with the revolution of the wheels, they singlypass a portion of the outer casing cut away 5 Fig. endwise into thegrooves e 0, but by contact 2, a vertical transverse section at the linea; a: with the surface of the knives G Gr are preof Fig. 3, and Fig. 3 avertical longitudinal vented from falling through until theprojectsection at the line y g of Fig. 2. ing portions are cut off bythe edges ot'the next Similar letters refer to similar partsthroughknife. out the several views. I am aware that in Oatmeal-machinesa hori- The frame-work of the machine consists of zontal rotary disk hasbeen provided with ra- 2 5 two end pieces, A A, of the form shown inFig. dial grooves, through which the grain is forced 2, connected by athin shell of wood or metal, by centrifugal action to the peripheries,where and constituting a casin g for the operative it is cut bystationary knives, and I do. not parts. claim such construction. Mymachine does J ournaled in the ends A A is a shaft, D, to not depend on,centrifugal action for the feed, 0 which motion is communicated by apulley atbut upon gravity and agitation of the grain.

tached to one end thereof. I claim Between the ends A A a number ofwheels, 1. A11 oatmeal-machine consisting of a se- E E, with projectingrims, are mounted upon ries of wheels with projecting rims indented andadapted to revolve with the shaft D. In with radial grooves andrevolving vertically each edge of the rim of said wheels are radialbetween partial partitions in a suitable shell, grooves c c, of suchsize as to permit of the and one or more knives with their edges closepassage endwise through them of hulled kerto the peripheries of saidwheels, substantially nels of oats, said grooves being preferably 0011-as described. structed of even diameter for a short distance 2. Thecombination, with the shell and par- 40 from the periphery inward, andthence rapidly tial partitions F, of the series of vertical wheelsexpanding toward the center of the wheel. E, mounted on the rotaryshaft, and having Between the wheels E E are partial parthe grooves e intheir edges, and the inclined titions F F, concentric with the wheels,and knives G, having their edges close to the 2 fixed within themachine. These partitions peripheries of said wheels, substantially asde- 4 5 extend from the lower portion of the wall of scribed. l theshell or casing slightly above the shaftD, In testimony that I claim theforegoing I ,i and arepreferaloly concave upon either side, to havehereunto set my hand this 1st day of afford greater room for the passageof cats; may, A. D. 1880.

or, if desired,'they may be segments of wheels LUOIEN G. THORP. similarto the wheels E E, omitting the grooves Witnesses:

in the rim, and given a motion about the shaft 0. P. HUMPHREY, D in adirection opposite to that of the wheels E. W. STUART.

